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Entry Level Transcriber Companies

ANP - Although their website says they only hire experienced freelance transcriptionists, they will hire entry level transcribers if you can pass the test. I suggest in your availability that you are capable of doing more than 1 hour of audio per day and can deal with mediocre audio. (Caution, people are having issues with receiving timely payment from ANP)

BAM! Transcription – general, legal, entertainment. Hires entry level transcriptionists if you can pass the audio test. Apply through the email on the website.

GMR Transcription- general, medical, legal transcription – requires no experience, but does require 98% accuracy. Only US or Canada are eligible. NOTE: all new typists must complete 2 hours worth of audio before receiving paid work. During this probation period, we will be carefully proofreading your work to ensure that your transcripts are up to our standards.

Tigerfish- Entry Level company. Must be a US citizen or legal resident.

Verbal Ink – will hire entry level transcriptionists if you can pass the test. Please tell in your email why you would be a good asset to their team.

VerbalFusion Inc- General Transcription. They will hire entry level transcriptionists if you can pass the test.

VSI Media – This company is growing at a rapid pace and needs at home transcribers who have experience in the broadcast media field. They are also looking for project leaders who can handle multiple projects. Located in Southington, CT USA, with clients in the broadcast industry.

Zoom Transcription- General Transcription. They will hire entry level transcriptionists if you can pass the test

General Transcription Companies That Require Some Experience

1-2-1 Services – Can dedicate at least 20 hours per week, have at least 5 years of experience, own digital pedal and software, willing to learn other aspects of transcription work. Our company does all types of transcription work from video (TV shows and movies) to legal to corporate to medical. Type at least 65 words per minute

Absolute Document Services (ADS)?? – Business, Medical, Legal. Click to view current openings | Also offers training, but you might want to research the company prior to making any decisions.

Accentance - General | Virginia-based; works in multi-media—video and audio, click on the link to see if/when they will be hiring.

Accuro – This company handles general, legal, and medical transcription and they only accept experienced transcribers from the UK.

Allegis – Allegis provides clerical support services to property & casualty insurance companies across the United States. Specifically, we transcribe recorded multi-party conversations taken to gather information during the claims process, called recorded statements. Our team of professional, trained transcriptionists and court reporters transcribe, verbatim, the questions and answers on the recorded statement tapes or digital files.

At Home Typing Service – General. Only transcriptionists with at least 5 years experience who can type at least 70 wpm should apply. Look for the Employment Opps page on the website. If there isn’t one, they are not hiring. Do not use the contact page on the website to inquire about employment. Make sure you meet all qualifications listed on Employment Opps page before you apply. Include a cover letter, resume, and at least 2 references when you apply. You will be asked to take a typing test, spelling test, grammar test, and a transcription test.

BAM! Transcription – general, legal, entertainment. Hires entry level transcriptionists if you can pass the audio test. Apply through the email on the website.

Cambridge Transcriptions – Corporate and legal transcription. – on site or off site. Check career tab for current vacancies.

CASET Associates – Offers conferencing reporting and transcription service; verbatim transcripts. “…Transcribers are paid by the page and most Caset transcribers earn [$ see company’s website for rates] per hour. You should have a computer typing speed of 90 wpm…”

CMR Transcription – Business, medical and academic transcription; as well as podcast, webinar and webcast transcription – ability to record streaming events a plus.

Cyber Dictate – General Transcription. US based transcribers only. Currently only hiring for legal transcription and must have a typing speed of minimum 85 wpm.

Daily Transcripts- Academic, entertainment, corporate transcription service – captioning and translation. Open to both professional and novice transcribers. Apply online. “We are looking for professional and novice transcribers, who are available on a full-time or part-time basis. Please click on the link and fill out the form…”

Focus Forward – general transcription. Some transcription experience. (The test level is moderate to hard ) English-English transcribers and Spanish-language transcribers – Must be able to take at least 4 hours of sound a week. Sound files are 60 minutes or longer.

GMR Transcription – Medical, legal, business transcription. Apply online – requires no experience, but does require 98% accuracy. Only US or Canada are eligible. NOTE: all new typists must complete 2 hours worth of audio before receiving paid work. During this probation period, we will be carefully proofreading your work to ensure that your transcripts are up to our standards.

Preferred Transcription- general, legal, and medical transcription- for general need a minimum of 1 year experience transcribing verbatim reports, focus groups, conference calls and/or interviews. Must be willing to work at least 20 hours per week.

Same Day Transcription – general transcription. Requires some experience. To apply, follow the link and go to the “contact us” section, and send a cover letter and resume to the “Email Us” located at the bottom of the screen.

SpeakWrite – legal or general transcription. 2 years experience. Direct deposit every two weeks

Talk2Type – for the independent contractor position you must type 75+wpm, have a reliable e-mail account, a full-size cassette transcription machine, be extremely alert with a fine attention to detail and accuracy, be responsible and capable of never missing a tight deadline.

TransDual Forensics -If you are a proofreader, translator, or transcriptionist with a background in forensics, criminal justice, law enforcement, forensic pathology, or social services see website for further details.

TruTranscripts, Inc. – Experienced US transcribers only. Script/verbatim, magazine and time code formats from audio files. Must have typing speed of 85 wpm and be able to maintain accuracy and consistency in one or multiple voices, all subjects. Great English, vocabulary and grammar skills, able to work with sound quality issues and accents. Responsible and capable of meeting deadlines. Home transcriber should have transcription software that can apply time codes. Having equipment to transcribe from files with an embedded SMPTE time code signal – a plus. TAT is 24 to 48 hours on average assignments. Page rate salary. Non-disclosure and confidentially agreements required. Absolutely no international outsourcing or third party typists.

Ubiqus – Some experience needed. Must be able to pass audio test. US and other countries. Check paid every two weeks.

Verbal Ink - General transcription, will accept entry level if transcriber can pass the audio test. Pays once a week via direct deposit. Hires only US Citizens. (TAT is generally 2-3 days)

VOBA – Typing qualifications or 5+ years transcription or related experience , Certified minimum typing speed of 60 wpm. Available for a minimum of 4 hours a day.. Reliable to meet tight deadlines.

Way With Words – UK company. transcribe include radio and TV programme, market research interviews, legal and medical transcription, conferences, meetings, and various others. Transcribers in Any country. *In my opinion, the audio test is quite tough* Minimum 50 WPM. (Use the UK spell checker not the US spell checker) WARNING: This company’s testing process is long, and most people don’t pass the tests. SeeCaution – Way With Words post.

We Scribe It – general, legal, and medical. US residents only. Must have experience with formatting documents. General transcription must have 6 months experience in the last 2 years, and type 55 WPM.

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Accuro – This company handles general, legal, and medical transcription and they only accept experienced transcribers from the UK.

All Professionals Litigation Support Team – Legal: court hearings, depositions. Requirements: High-speed internet connection. Any software capable of accessing FTP; WordPerfect (Microsoft Word is not acceptable); WAV pedal or similar device; FTR Player Plus and/or The Record Player. See link to 5-minute test.

American High-Tech Transcription – Legal | Check site for list of vacancies. “…Inquiries are accepted via email. We seek local employees to work in our office in Largo, Florida. We also outsource work to independent contractors who may live anywhere in the U.S. All applicants must undergo a complete criminal background check. Please see employment page for more details…”

Echo Sten-Tel – Services the medical / healthcare industry. If no career page available at site – query before applying.

ExecuScribe – Medical – apply online. “…Full-time MTs must be able to work at least 32 hours per week and transcribe 6000 lines per week or more. Part-time employees work between 20 and 31 hours weekly and transcribe a minimum of 4000 lines per week.” US-based.

Preferred Transcription – medical – A minimum of two year’s experience in a hospital or clinical setting, or with another medical transcription service. You must be willing to work at least 20 hours a week.

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Transcription Vendors – This is a unique site where you can create a profile and list your services for clients looking for transcription services can find you. It looks like you can also get work directly from the owner of this site. People looking to build their own transcription company with private clients may also like this site. I found this on the sign-up page = * $ 25 Testing fee if you enroll in either the General Transcriptionist program or the Premium Transcriptionist program.Non refundable whether you pass or fail the test.* Please note that Freelance Transcriptionist Road does not recommend that a transcriptionist pay to take a test in order to be hired for a company.

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Michele Morgan

February 29, 2012

I just wanted to thank you so much for your site. I am a general transcriptionist, with some medical – I transcribe interviews and meetings for a CME oncology company – and I’m sometimes looking for overflow or part-time work.

You have compiled such a vast array of transcription companies and, again, thank you so very much for all of your effort and time.

Thank you so much, Michele! I’m glad we were able to help you! Go check out my friend’s forum, http://transcriptionhaven.com .. people sometimes post overflow work. And it’s just a fantastic group of supportive transcriptionists!

Dorothy Murphy

April 1, 2012

Good morningJanis,

I was interested in becoming a part-time freelance transcriptionist. I currently have a full time job in a Law Firm and would like to supplement my income and free time in the evenings and weekends. I have viewed your website and am just not sure which way would be the best to go to start. I have over 30 years secretarial and transcription experience, 28 of which are in the legal field. I would really appreciate and look forward to your suggestions. Thank you.

Dorothy Murphy

April 1, 2012

Good morning Janis,

I currently have a full time job in a Law Firm and would like to supplement my income and free time in the evenings and weekends. I have viewed your website and I am not sure where to start. I have over 30 years secretarial and transcription experience, 28 of which are in the legal field. I would greatly appreciate your suggestions. Thank you.

Hi Dorothy,
Send me an email through the contact form on this site, you will see the it in the menu bar up top, and I’ll help you as much as I can!

Cindy

April 18, 2012

Hi Janis,

I just found your website and I want to say Thank You! I am a beginner transcriptionist with under 6 months experience and find your site very helpful! It is what I have been looking for! I am hopeful that the information you have provided will guide me further along the road to gaining more experience. Looking forward to following your site!

To my mind, the ‘Way with Words’ company’s audio test is utterly pointless, consisting of the kind of drivel fed to teenagers by the likes of Capital Radio and with rock music overlaid throughout. I am not arguing that an audio test should be easy but it should not be filled with mindless crap either just to make it difficult. My verdict: unrealistic and a time waster. It says a lot about the people running the company and their mental state.

Guille

May 30, 2012

Hi Janis

Wonderful page you have set up here. I have a question for you or anybody who could help me. My current situation is as follows: I am training with Carrer Step (about half way into the program). I have started looking for job opportunities when i graduate and i must say i am quite discouraged. Most companies only want US citizens or legal residents. I am South African (english being my first language) and currently reside in Spain. Do you know of companies that hire people who are not USA citizens?

Thank you and keep up the good work. I will definitily paste this into my “favourites”.

Regards
Guille

Jaide

June 10, 2012

your website is very helpful. Thank you so much! What entry level transcription company do you think is the best?

I have been a medical transcriptionist and general transcription in India, and I was looking for transcription jobs from US or UK when I found your website. I would say it is extremely useful and helpful. My heartfelt thanks to you for creating such a resourceful site which could be a springboard for many like us to land a transcription job. Would also request to add some company’s name who allows non-residents or non-citizens to work for them online.
Regards,
Arindam..

Thank you, Arindam, for your kind words. I will look into finding some companies that will hire non-USA and non-Canadian citizens.

Manigandan

August 26, 2012

Hi Janis

Thank you for creating this wonderful website and i suggest all the transcriptionists should bookmark this webpage. It’s very informative and helpful. As i am from India this webpage has given me links to get a job as independent contractor. Thanks once again Janis.

Dr.Aruna Poredi

September 5, 2012

Hi Janis,
Thanks.
but i was unable to find a copmany who hires non-usa people. pl kindly help to find those companies who hires non-usa and non-cancadian. as i am from Bangkok and have an experience in home based MT job since 1.9 years.
pl help.
Thanks again.

Greetings. I am the owner of Master Transcription (Chicago/Austin). We provide our longstanding and prestigious clientele with transcripts of extremely high quality. While my experience has been that it is almost impossible to find transcriptionists who have sterling English skills, have a special finesse with conveying on “paper” how people really speak, are not mystified by how to transcribe long sentences business terms of art, etc., they do exist, and those are the individuals with whom I wish to work.

The vast majority of the work we do is of the one-one interview variety, whether nonverbatim or verbatim/time-coded. Topics are sophisticated, and audio quality is generally quite high, either because our clients are video production companies or because they’re corporate clients who are experienced at recording an interview. We very rarely do focus groups.

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Janet

September 30, 2012

Thanks for this comprehensive list!

I have one question: I am a U.S. citizen but want to live abroad. Can I still get hired by U.S. transcription companies?

Rhonda

October 19, 2012

A word of caution about Way With Words. I contacted them in good faith and went through the testing process: grammar/punctuation (passed), first audio test (entertainment clip about Britney and Justin, poor quality, heavy accents and lots of background music – passed), was contacted by HR with additional testing – audio clip cell phone interview (HINGS) on marketing topics, plus was told if I pass there will be two weeks more of additional testing (!). I said OK, just to see where it’s all going. The HINGS file has many sounds actually missing, because the cell signal is being lost, on top of being recorded over a cell phone, when the interviewee is driving or riding a train, the quality is awful. I have experience with multimedia work and cleaning up audio files and I have professional audio software; so I did everything possible to restore the quality of the audio and I can tell you parts of words are actually missing (you can see how the sound wave is interrupted); they can’t be guessed either. Even so, my husband and I went through the file a hundred times and clarified everything with the exception of one spot where the audio was missing; still, their response was that we didn’t pass. We then did a search “Way With Words scam” and found out that a lot of people went through this process and were finally rejected; only one person passed the HINGS transcript and was rejected at the next step. There is only one person on one forum saying how happy she is working for these guys and that the quality is consistently excellent; her entire post seems manufactured. I haven’t found anybody else who is actually working for WWW, so I am inclined to regard them as highly suspicious. I can’t tell why they would lead people along and waste their time only to “fail” them in the end, but they are very much unlike any other transcription business I ever worked for, and if the quality of their tests is indicative of the actual work they give out, then you don’t want to work for them; deciphering their audio takes 12 hours of work for 7 minutes of audio!

That is an interesting question, Janet. I’d say yes, if you are being paid by PayPal. But if it’s a check payment, a company may not want to pay the postage to mail it to you in a foreign country. I think one of the biggest reasons a company doesn’t hire outside the US and Canada is because they want someone that speaks English as their first language. So, that’s not a problem with you! (on applications, you might specifically state that you are a US Citizen living abroad so they don’t question your foreign address.

Thank you Rhonda, for telling us about this! I’ll take that company right off the list, right now!! That is horrible! I hope people will see your comment and not waste time applying there.

Kathy

October 31, 2012

Hi Janis:

Was hoping you could help me get started. I have been working for law firms doing mostly transcription since 1998. I type 90 wpm and am desperately looking for work to do at home as I have a 2 year old and 9 week old. Please give me any insight you can on how to get started. Thank you so much.

I am freelancer based in India providing personalised medical transcription services to clients based in UK, US and NZ. We have built our reputation by quality backed by small bussiness services. Is there a possibility of listing my small company on your site.

Yes, please send me your company info, including a link, the type of transcription you do, if you hire people with little to no experience, and if you’ll hire peole all over the world or only from certain counties, and I will list your company. You can send this to me via the Contact Form on this website.

Guga

November 15, 2012

Hello Jenis

I am a computer webdesigner.
I am searching for a part-time transcription job to top-up my earning. Any assistance from you will be appreciated. Thanks in advance Janis.

Guga

November 15, 2012

Hello Jenis

I am a computer webdesigner, living in France.
I am searching for a part-time transcription job to top-up my earning. Any assistance from you will be appreciated. Thanks in advance Janis.

Hello! Thank you for this list. I must say I am at the end of my rope and very discouraged. I am trying to find a company that pays a living wage. I am working for pennies here, but am killing myself. Do you know where I can test for a higher wage?

Hi Janis,
I just found your site and I’m so glad I did. I did the exact same WWW test as Rhonda and also got the email that I failed, even though I’ve been transcribing for a few years and currently work for other transcription companies. They are a waste of time.

Recently I have been asked about resources for beginning transcribers and I most definitely will be sharing this site, it is a great resource for new and experienced transcribers.

Hi Kelly,
Most transcription companies don’t allow their transcribers to disclose payment information, so you’d have to go through the list of companies and see which ones appeal most to you. You can also go to http://transcriptionhaven.com, which is a fantastic forum for transcriptionists of all experience levels. They share information about the best companies to work for and the ones to stay away from. It’s free to join and it’s a wonderful and supportive group. I’m sure they could help you find the type of job you’re looking for.

Hi Guga,
Thanks for leaving a comment. My suggestion for you would be to go through the list of companies and apply to the ones that appeal to you. You can also join TranscriptionHaven.com for job leads and information about good companies to apply to and companies to stay away from. Good Luck!

Hi Kathy,
I’m sorry, I missed your comment! Do you have my free ebook? On the left side of the screen you can enter your email address and after you confirm your subscription to recieve new posts by email, you’ll get a link to my free ebook. It’s fantastic and should help you get started in a freelance transcription career. I have also recently started a partnership with Zoom Transcription, and she has a FANTASTIC training program. You can learn more about it HERE. Finally, join the TranscriptionHaven.com forum!

Hi Ashalata,
I would be happy to help you. Please fill out the contact form with details about your company and I will get back to you.

Janis2

July 13, 2013

You and are your team have put in an endless amount of work to create this fabulous list of companies for us, Janis! I have 32 years’ experience as a professional MT, 27 of which were full time years. In the last 5 years I’ve been working 40 hours a week, daytime hours, in the public sector as a customer service rep (which I adore) and another 15-20 hours doing MT work at home during the evenings and weekends. My beloved MTSO is rapidly running out of work thanks to Epic, and I’m finding that I spend more time waiting for a dictation to come in than I do actually working. I’ve already applied to several of the companies on your list this morning. The problem I see is that most MTSOs require more than 20 hours for part-time work. I simply can’t physically and mentally do that much on top of my full time day job. I’ve been fortunate to work for MTSOs that will let me work between 15 and 20 hours a week, evenings and weekends. Any advice on companies that are amenable to 15-20 hours?

Kimberly

July 14, 2013

Hello, I have been employed full-time as a medical transcriptionist for the past four years, and am looking for some supplemental income. Working nights and weekends are fine with me, as I have time to devote to a second job. Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Jan,
My advice to you is to just keep researching and applying and eventually you’ll find a company that offers the hours that you are looking for. Unfortunatly, I don’t have information about specific company’s hours. Sorry I couldn’t be more of a help for you.

Hi Kimberly, my advice to you would be to visit our company listing page and start applying. You could also register at the Transcription Haven forum and network with other transcriptionists to learn about job leads.

HI Mike,
Unfortunately, I’m not in a position to link you up with doctors or transcription companies to provide you with work. You could visit my list of companies and scroll down to the medical transcription companies and then contact them to see if they’d be willing to outsource work to you. Good luck!

Deepak

September 2, 2013

Greetings mam,

I would like to ask you if there is any Medical Transcription company that can give work to someone based in India and an IC.

HI Deepak,
I’m sorry, I don’t know of any American transcription companies that will hire people people outside of the country due to need to have perfect American grammar and spelling, which can be hard for people that don’t speak English as their first language. Have you tried MTurk? They are an Amazon based task site that often has quick transcription jobs that you may be able to do. Good Luck!

Lucille

September 6, 2013

Thank you so much for this website. It has saved me hundreds of hours of looking for transcription positions and assisted greatly in narrowing the focus of my search. This is a great resource and shows a lot of hard work on your part. Can’t thank you enough!

I currently work for Focus Forward. I was hired with no prior experience–they don’t even ask for a resume. Their application process is very simple as is their test (it’s a 10 minute interview that has extremely clear audio). All the info is on their site. So I would amend that entry in your list.

Judy Ashton

September 26, 2013

I would also suggest to Deepak that he try Elance.com or odesk.com

Firdaus

October 5, 2013

Helli!
I am home based medical transcritptionist. I would be thankful If Provided with the names of some companies offering home based jobs to Indian trancritptionist. Regards

Hello, please include http://scribeon.com – a new audio transcription service. I’ve used this service several times to convert my audio and video files to text. The result is very accurate, their transcribers have good ears.Lothar Devon recently posted..Customer Loyalty Program

Roja

November 2, 2013

Hi

Can you provide me names of US companies who provide works to India-based transcriptionists. It will be very helpful if you provide general as well as medical transcription company names.

Regards

Patricia

December 2, 2013

Hi Janis,

This really is a great site. Thank you for creating it!!

Do you know of any transcription companies that will hire an American living abroad? I still live in the US but am 51 and thinking I’d like the adventure of living overseas again. Any help would be appreciated.